Whip-socket



Patented Aug. 2, |898 No. 608,43l.

0. AE. SEYMOUR. WHIP SUCKET. Y (Appxiegzion med Nov. 2e, 1897.)

(No Model.)

l Puomuwn.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER E. SEYMOUR, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JAMES H. SI'IEPARD, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

WHIP-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,431, dated August 2, 1898. Application filed November 26, 1297. Serial No. 659,852. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern: a fork S, which receives the ear D, forming a Be it known that I, OLIVER E. SEYMOUR, a part of the whip-socket 10, a rivet 11 being citizen of the United States, residing at .Ief-V passed' through said fork and ear, whereby a ferson City, in the county of Cole and State hinged connection is made between thesocket 55 of Missouri, have invented certain new and and shaft for properly adjusting said socket useful Improvements in `VVhip-Sockets, of `in order that the whip may be adjusted in which the following is afull, clear, and exact respect to the horse or horses. A handle 12 description, reference being had to the accomforms a part of the ear 9 and projects a snitpanying drawings, forming a part thereof. able distance, whereby the socket is handled 6o ro My invention has relation lto improvements when it is desiredto adjust the same, the in whip-sockets; and it'cons'ists infthe novel friction of the hinge holding the socket in its arrangement and combination of parts more adjusted position by the' employment of a fully set forth in the speciiication and pointed spring-washer 13. A shoulder 14 is formed out in the claims. on the extension 6 at its4 free end, against 65 15 Inthe drawings, vFigure 1 lis a front elevawhich the projecting lng 15 comes in contact tion' of my complete invention. Fig. 2 is a when the socket is in a vertical position, thus side view of the same as applied to the body limiting the movement of the latter in one of a vehicle. Fig.V 3 is a top plan view. Fig. direction. The whip-socket is comprised of 4 is a front'view of a modification of my ina stationary member 1G and ahinged or mov- 7o zo vention. Fig. 5 is an end view of the same, able member 17, the members being-hinged at and Fig. 6 is a detail view. 1S and each provided with extensions 19, ex- The object of my invention is to construct tendingbelow thehinge, between whichextena whip-socket which when operated by a sions is locateda coiled spring forcausing proper movement of the foot the same will the membersto firmly clampthe'whip..fllothe 75 be oscillated any number of times, whereby opposite end of the shaft7 is 'securedafork21, the whip carried by the socket will also be composed of two arms 22, wherebya space23 oscillated and caused to strike the horse in is formed between said arms for the recepa like manner,`with the same result as if said tion of an arm 24 of the angular foot-lever 25. whip was handled in the well-known manner; The lever 25 is movably secured to the Vlower 8o 3o and it consists of a socket adapted to clamp end of the frame 1 by a screw26 and one end the whip, suitable mechanism coperating of said lever forked to receive a roller 27, therewith and 'adapted to be operated by the against which thevfoot is brought in contact foot of the operatorY in one direction, a spring for depressing the lever in the direction as for operating the socket in' the opposite dishown by the arrow, Fig.` 2. The other or 85 3,5 rection, and an automatic lock for holding vertical arm of the lever 25 is provided with the socket in a rigid vertical position when an extension 28,whichcoperates withashoulthe same is not operated. der 29 of the pivoted iocking-arm 30, where- In detail the invention may be l described by when the lever 25 is operated in the manas follows: ner described the extension will lirst raise or 9o 4o Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the elevate the free locking end of said. arm out' body portion or supporting-frame of my inof contact with the shoulder 31, formed on vention, the vertical straight edge 2 of which the fork 21, and by a further movement of is adapted to'be secured to the vertical front said lever the arm 24 of the same will come portion 3,011 the vehicle-body 4 at a point to in Contact with one of the arms 22` of the fork, 95 bring the whip-socket in a proper line with causing the shaft 7, and consequently the the horse, as shown in Fig. 2, screws 5 being socket, to be oscillated. 32 represents a lug employedfor securing the frame to the body. which is formed integral with the frame 1 Formed integral with the frame 1 is an eX- and projects at a right angle to the same, and tension 6, which forms a bearing and support formed with the lever 25 and also projecting roo 5o for the horizontal oscillating shaft 7. To the at a right angle to the same is a similar lug 33, outer projecting end of the shaft 7 is secured between which lugs is interposed a coiled spring l-i, the object of which is to cause the various parts to assume their normal position after the lever has been depressed by the foot and the latter removed from the lever.

In Figs. l, 5, and 6 I have shown a modification of my invention, and this form is dcsirable where the device is te be attached to light vehicles and especially where the same must be necessarily attached to the bottom of the body portion of the vehicle. 35 reprcsents a right-angular-shaped foot-lever, the end of which is provided with a roller 36, against which the foot is brought in contact, said lever being loosely mounted on the osof the shaft 37 is received by the lug 39, and the opposite end received loosely by the bearing il of the extension v172 of the frame, and to the projecting` end of the shaftnext to the bearing il. is secured the socket in the manner previously described, but not shown in these figures. lo the base andthe extension of same are secured supports i3 for attaching the same to the floorof the vehicle. The fork 3S is keyed or otherwise fixed to the shaft 37 and has formed therewith a collar eti, against which bears one end of a spi ral spring, the opposite end of the latter bearing against the extension l-whereby the parts are caused to assume their normal positions. The fork 3S is provided with an extension -l and the lever 35 is also provided with a like extension Lit,between which is interposed a coiled sprii'ig 477 for causing the lug 4S of the lever 35 to be normally in contact with one arm of the fork 3S, as best shown in Fig. 5, Hinged to the frame i0 is one end of a gravity-latch il), the same being provided with a shoulder 50, which cooperates with one of the arms of the fork 3S for holding the shaft rigidly when it is not desired to operate the same. Vhen the foot-lever 35 is operated by the foot in the direction as shown by the arrow, Fig. 5, the lug 4S will first elevate the arm if), releasing the fork from its locked position, and as the lever is further advanced the said lug will come in contact with the opposite arm of the fork or that arm with which it was previously in contact and oscillate the shaft 37. lVhen the foot is removed from the lever, the

coiled spring encircling the shaft 37 will cause the parts to assume their normal positions and the gravity-arm lil to drop and lock the 5 fork 3S.

rlhe lock employed in both constructions shown is of considerable importance, as it locks the socket rigidly when it is in its nor mal position, thus preventing the same from being moved or oscillatcd should the tail of the horse come in contact with the socket or whip.

llaving fully described my invention, what l claim isl. A whip-socket comprising a suitable frame, a socket movably carried by the same, means for oscillating the said socket, and a lock, for locking the socket in its normal or vertical position substantially as described.

2. A whip-socket comprising a suitable frame adapted to be secured to a vehiclc-body, an oscillating shaft loosely mounted in the same, a socket fixed to said shaft and oscillated thereby, a spring for operating the shaftin one direction, intermediate mechanism between said leverand shaft, and an automatic lock for holding the socketin a vertical position substantially as described.

A whip socket comprising a suitable frame, an oscillating shaft mounted in the same, a whip-socket hinged to one end of the shaft and capable of adjustment, and means for oscillating said shaft substantially as described.

l. A whip-socket, comprising a suitable frame, an oscillating shaft mounted in the same, a socket fixed to one end of the shaft, a fork fixed to the opposite end of the shaft, a lever pivoted to the frame and adapted to be depressed by the foot, an arm forming a part of the lever and cooperating with said fork, a lock hinged to the frame and provided with a shoulder, an extension also forming a part of the lever and cooperating with said shoulder for elevating the lock, a shoulder formed on the fork against which the free end of the lock comes in contact and a spring intcrposed between the frame and the lever for operating the latterin one direction substantially as described.

5. A whip-socket, comprising a suitable frame, a socket movably carried by the same, means for oscillating said socket, and an automatic gravity-lock for locking the socket against movement when in its normal position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER E. SEYMOUR. lVituesses:

C. XV. XVALLENDon'n, G. A. SMITH.

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